Introduction
Fredrik Andersson Hed (born 20 January 1972) is a former Swedish professional golfer, who is now a commentator.
Golf career
Andersson Hed was born in Halmstad. He turned professional in 1992. He has had two victories on the Challenge Tour but found success hard to come by on the main European Tour, where he had to return to qualifying school on numerous occasions. He was known as Fredrik Andersson until his marriage in 2004 when he added his wife's surname.
Andersson Hed won his first European Tour title at the BMW Italian Open in 2010 on his 245th attempt. He was runner-up six times on the European Tour, at the 2003 Madeira Island Open, 2007 Valle Romano Open de Andalucia, 2010 BMW PGA Championship, 2011 Barclays Scottish Open, 2012 UBS Hong Kong Open and 2012 Omega European Masters. 2010 was his best year on the European Tour, when he finished 22nd on the Order of Merit. Andersson Hed announced his retirement from golf after missing the cut at the European Tour Qualifying School in November 2015 by one stroke.
Commentator
Since 2016, Andersson Hed has been a golf commentator for the national public broadcaster Sveriges Television.
Amateur wins (2)
- 1990 Swedish Junior Match-play Championship
- 1990 European Young Masters
Professional wins (3)
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 May 2010 | BMW Italian Open | −16 (70-66-63-73=272) | 2 strokes | David Horsey |
Challenge Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Aug 1993 | Toyota PGA Championship | −6 (67-71-69=207) | 2 strokes | Rikard Strångert |
| 2 | 15 Oct 2000 | Le Touquet Challenge de France | −11 (71-68-68-70=277) | Playoff | Carlos Rodiles |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | ||||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T50 | T69 | T65 | |||||||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T68 | T57 |
| PGA Championship | T62 | CUT |
Note: Andersson Hed never played in the Masters Tournament or U.S. Open.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1991
- European Youths' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1992 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 1992
- St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1992
Professional
- Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2011 (winners)